George Mikan
George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (Mr. Basketball)
Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: June 18, 1924 in Joliet, Illinois
Died: June 1, 2005
High School: Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Illinois
College: DePaul University
NBA Debut: November 4, 1948
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1959 (Full List)
As Coach: 1 Yr, 9-30, .231 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: LAL franchise, 1954-1957 (Full Record)
Relatives: Father of Larry Mikan; Brother of Ed Mikan
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Fan Ratings
Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 6:55AM
| All-Time Rank: #44. Robert Parish… #45. Alex English… #46. GEORGE MIKAN… #47. George Gervin… #48. Adrian Dantley… |
Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1948-49 | 24 | MNL | BAA | 60 | 583 | 1403 | .416 | 532 | 689 | .772 | 218 | 260 | 1698 | |||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 68 | 649 | 1595 | .407 | 567 | 728 | .779 | 197 | 297 | 1865 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 68 | 678 | 1584 | .428 | 576 | 717 | .803 | 958 | 208 | 308 | 1932 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 64 | 2572 | 545 | 1414 | .385 | 433 | 555 | .780 | 866 | 194 | 286 | 1523 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2651 | 500 | 1252 | .399 | 442 | 567 | .780 | 1007 | 201 | 290 | 1442 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2362 | 441 | 1160 | .380 | 424 | 546 | .777 | 1028 | 174 | 268 | 1306 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 37 | 765 | 148 | 375 | .395 | 94 | 122 | .770 | 308 | 53 | 153 | 390 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 439 | 8350 | 3544 | 8783 | .404 | 3068 | 3924 | .782 | 4167 | 1245 | 1862 | 10156 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 379 | 8350 | 2961 | 7380 | .401 | 2536 | 3235 | .784 | 4167 | 1027 | 1602 | 8458 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 60 | 583 | 1403 | .416 | 532 | 689 | .772 | 218 | 260 | 1698 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1948-49 | 24 | MNL | BAA | 60 | 9.7 | 23.4 | .416 | 8.9 | 11.5 | .772 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 28.3 | |||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 68 | 9.5 | 23.5 | .407 | 8.3 | 10.7 | .779 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 27.4 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 68 | 10.0 | 23.3 | .428 | 8.5 | 10.5 | .803 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 28.4 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 64 | 40.2 | 8.5 | 22.1 | .385 | 6.8 | 8.7 | .780 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 23.8 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 37.9 | 7.1 | 17.9 | .399 | 6.3 | 8.1 | .780 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 20.6 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 32.8 | 6.1 | 16.1 | .380 | 5.9 | 7.6 | .777 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 18.1 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 37 | 20.7 | 4.0 | 10.1 | .395 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .770 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 439 | 34.4 | 8.1 | 20.0 | .404 | 7.0 | 8.9 | .782 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 23.1 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 379 | 34.4 | 7.8 | 19.5 | .401 | 6.7 | 8.5 | .784 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 22.3 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 60 | 9.7 | 23.4 | .416 | 8.9 | 11.5 | .772 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 28.3 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1948-49 | 24 | MNL | BAA | 60 | .416 | .772 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 68 | .407 | .779 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 68 | .428 | .803 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 64 | 2572 | 7.6 | 19.8 | .385 | 6.1 | 7.8 | .780 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 21.3 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2651 | 6.8 | 17.0 | .399 | 6.0 | 7.7 | .780 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 19.6 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2362 | 6.7 | 17.7 | .380 | 6.5 | 8.3 | .777 | 15.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 19.9 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 37 | 765 | 7.0 | 17.6 | .395 | 4.4 | 5.7 | .770 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 18.4 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 439 | 8350 | 7.0 | 18.1 | .404 | 6.0 | 7.7 | .782 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 20.1 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 379 | 8350 | 7.0 | 18.1 | .401 | 6.0 | 7.7 | .784 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 20.1 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 60 | .416 | .772 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 1948-49 | 24 | MNL | BAA | 60 | .498 | .416 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 68 | .487 | .407 | 15.3 | 5.8 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 68 | .509 | .428 | 16.0 | 7.4 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 64 | 2572 | 26.4 | .459 | .385 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 14.4 | .268 | ||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2651 | 28.4 | .480 | .399 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .264 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2362 | 28.5 | .466 | .380 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 12.7 | .258 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 37 | 765 | 17.8 | .455 | .395 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .098 | ||||||||||
| Career | TOT | 439 | 8350 | 26.9 | .483 | .404 | 70.0 | 38.6 | 108.7 | .249 | ||||||||||||
| NBA | 379 | 8350 | 26.9 | .480 | .401 | 52.4 | 35.4 | 87.8 | .249 | |||||||||||||
| BAA | 60 | .498 | .416 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 20.9 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1948-49 | 24 | MNL | BAA | 10 | 103 | 227 | 97 | 121 | 21 | 44 | 303 | .454 | .802 | 30.3 | 2.1 | |||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 12 | 121 | 316 | 134 | 170 | 36 | 47 | 376 | .383 | .788 | 31.3 | 3.0 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 7 | 62 | 152 | 44 | 55 | 74 | 9 | 25 | 168 | .408 | .800 | 24.0 | 10.6 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 553 | 99 | 261 | 109 | 138 | 207 | 36 | 63 | 307 | .379 | .790 | 42.5 | 23.6 | 15.9 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 12 | 463 | 78 | 213 | 82 | 112 | 185 | 23 | 56 | 238 | .366 | .732 | 38.6 | 19.8 | 15.4 | 1.9 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 424 | 87 | 190 | 78 | 96 | 171 | 25 | 56 | 252 | .458 | .813 | 32.6 | 19.4 | 13.2 | 1.9 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 3 | 60 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 36 | .371 | .769 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 1.7 | |||||||
| Career | TOT | 70 | 1500 | 563 | 1394 | 554 | 705 | 665 | 155 | 305 | 1680 | .404 | .786 | 36.6 | 24.0 | 13.9 | 2.2 | |||||||||
| NBA | 60 | 1500 | 460 | 1167 | 457 | 584 | 665 | 134 | 261 | 1377 | .394 | .783 | 36.6 | 23.0 | 13.9 | 2.2 | ||||||||||
| BAA | 10 | 103 | 227 | 97 | 121 | 21 | 44 | 303 | .454 | .802 | 30.3 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 1948-49 | 24 | MNL | BAA | 10 | .541 | .454 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 12 | .481 | .383 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 7 | .477 | .408 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 553 | 27.6 | .477 | .379 | 15.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .206 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 12 | 463 | 26.2 | .454 | .366 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .205 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 424 | 33.6 | .543 | .458 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .391 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 3 | 60 | 18.3 | .442 | .371 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .114 | |||||||||
| Career | TOT | 70 | 1500 | 28.5 | .493 | .404 | 14.2 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 17.0 | .254 | |||||||||||
| NBA | 60 | 1500 | 28.5 | .484 | .394 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 12.7 | .254 | ||||||||||||
| BAA | 10 | .541 | .454 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1950-51 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 29:00 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 26 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 40:00 | 9 | 26 | .346 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 31:00 | 6 | 18 | .333 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 4 | 3 | 100 | 28 | 80 | .350 | 22 | 27 | .815 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 78 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| George Mikan | 23.4 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 1.6 | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 82.9 | 25.4 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 12.9 |
| Artis Gilmore | 79.4 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| David Robinson | 78.7 | 20.0 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 |
| Neil Johnston | 78.5 | 18.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 3.4 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 76.6 | 25.0 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 15.1 |
| Bill Russell | 67.1 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 6.2 |
| Ed Macauley | 64.7 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
| Walt Bellamy | 62.3 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| Dan Issel | 61.8 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 |
| Bob McAdoo | 60.4 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| George Mikan | 23.4 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||
| Neil Johnston | 78.0 | 18.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |||||||||||
| Dwight Howard | 57.7 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||
| Ed Macauley | 56.2 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 | |||||||||
| Bob McAdoo | 53.4 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |||||
| David Robinson | 51.8 | 20.0 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | |||||
| Artis Gilmore | 48.1 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | ||
| Bill Russell | 47.5 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 47.2 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 45.7 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 | |||||||
| Willis Reed | 44.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | |||||||||
College
Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1942-43 | 18 | DEPAUL | 24 | 97 | 77 | 111 | 271 | .694 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1943-44 | 19 | DEPAUL | 26 | 188 | 110 | 169 | 486 | .651 | 18.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 20 | DEPAUL | 24 | 218 | 122 | 199 | 558 | .613 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1945-46 | 21 | DEPAUL | 24 | 206 | 143 | 186 | 555 | .769 | 23.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 98 | 709 | 452 | 665 | 1870 | .680 | 19.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Honors
1948-49 BAA All-BAA (1st) 1949-50 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1950-51 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1951-52 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1952-53 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1953-54 NBA All-NBA (1st) |
Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1949 Minneapolis Lakers (BAA) 1950 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) 1952 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) 1953 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) 1954 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) |
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Field Goals
1948-49 BAA 583 (1) 1949-50 NBA 649 (1) 1950-51 NBA 678 (1) 1951-52 NBA 545 (2) 1952-53 NBA 500 (2) 1953-54 NBA 441 (4) |
Field Goal Attempts
1948-49 BAA 1403 (2) 1949-50 NBA 1595 (1) 1950-51 NBA 1584 (1) 1951-52 NBA 1414 (1) 1952-53 NBA 1252 (2) 1953-54 NBA 1160 (3) |
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Free Throws
1948-49 BAA 532 (1) 1949-50 NBA 567 (1) 1950-51 NBA 576 (1) 1951-52 NBA 433 (3) 1952-53 NBA 442 (5) 1953-54 NBA 424 (5) |
Free Throw Attempts
1948-49 BAA 689 (1) 1949-50 NBA 728 (1) 1950-51 NBA 717 (1) 1951-52 NBA 555 (3) 1952-53 NBA 567 (5) 1953-54 NBA 546 (6) |
Free Throw Pct
1953-54 NBA .777 (8) |
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Assists
1948-49 BAA 218 (7) |
Personal Fouls
1948-49 BAA 260 (3) 1949-50 NBA 297 (1) 1950-51 NBA 308 (1) 1951-52 NBA 286 (1) 1952-53 NBA 290 (4) 1953-54 NBA 268 (6) |
Points
1948-49 BAA 1698 (1) 1949-50 NBA 1865 (1) 1950-51 NBA 1932 (1) 1951-52 NBA 1523 (2) 1952-53 NBA 1442 (2) 1953-54 NBA 1306 (4) |
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Points Per Game
1948-49 BAA 28.3 (1) 1949-50 NBA 27.4 (1) 1950-51 NBA 28.4 (1) 1951-52 NBA 23.8 (2) 1952-53 NBA 20.6 (2) 1953-54 NBA 18.1 (4) Career NBA 23.1 (21) Career 23.1 (22) |
Rebounds Per Game
1950-51 NBA 14.1 (2) 1951-52 NBA 13.5 (1) 1952-53 NBA 14.4 (1) 1953-54 NBA 14.3 (2) |
Assists Per Game
1948-49 BAA 3.6 (8) |
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Offensive Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 17.6 (1) 1949-50 NBA 15.3 (2) 1950-51 NBA 16.0 (1) 1951-52 NBA 6.4 (7) 1952-53 NBA 7.7 (4) 1953-54 NBA 6.1 (10) Career NBA 70.0 (47) Career 70.0 (51) |
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Defensive Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 3.2 (5) 1949-50 NBA 5.8 (1) 1950-51 NBA 7.4 (1) 1951-52 NBA 8.0 (1) 1952-53 NBA 6.9 (1) 1953-54 NBA 6.6 (1) Career NBA 38.6 (85) Career 38.6 (92) |
Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 20.9 (1) 1949-50 NBA 21.1 (1) 1950-51 NBA 23.4 (1) 1951-52 NBA 14.4 (2) 1952-53 NBA 14.6 (2) 1953-54 NBA 12.7 (4) Career NBA 108.7 (55) Career 108.7 (60) |
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Hall of Fame Probability
Career 1.000 (16) |
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Links
| Error? | Google Search | WhatIfSports: George Mikan |